Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle (Desmocerus californicus dimorphus)

Photo Taken By: Theresa Talley

For specific information on the identification, distribution and natural history of the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle see the links below.

Links:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): http://www.fws.gov/sacramento/es/animal_spp_acct/velb.rtf

California Department of Pesticide Regulation: http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/endspec/espdfs/velball.pdf

University of California, Davis:  http://www.des.ucdavis.edu/faculty/holyoak/VELB.htm

Theresa Sinicrope Talley, Ph.D.: http://web.mac.com/tsinicrope/Site/VELB_info/VELB_info.html

For survey protocols and other USFWS guidelines: http://www.fws.gov/sacramento/es/protocol.htm

The following sites along the lower American River contain Elderberry mitigation plantings/relocations that SAFCA maintains and monitors:
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